2013/12/09 [TanP #45] - Execute the Traitor!

[Eboreg]

I don't know about you guys but if I were that guard, I'd have no doubts about which "traitor" to execute. (Let's see, my charismatic recruitment officer and right-hand man of our great leader, or a psychotic upstart who just barged in and took over?)

[joshofspam]

I don't know about you guys but if I were that guard, I'd have no doubts about which "traitor" to execute. (Let's see, my charismatic recruitment officer and right-hand man of our great leader, or a psychotic upstart who just barged in and took over?)

I wouldn't have any doubts either.

Though I like how this page also is showing that point that cubi are for the most part terrible in a fight. Just look at them go. Are we sure the gaurds havent done anything simply because their waiting for something to tear or simply waiting to see how escalated this will get? 

[Tapewolf]

Yes, the one big problem with this story is that it happened in the past.

[Tapewolf]

You know what?  I think I missed a trick there, so I'm tweaking the dialogue.  Sorry for the retcon, folks.

For the curious, the original version is here: http://projectfuturecomic.com/strips/azrael/azrael45-old.png

[ZacAttac21]

I so confused. Whose guards are they? Page's or Siad's?

[joshofspam]

I so confused. Whose guards are they? Page's or Siad's?

Page's.  Definitely Pages.

She just managed to squeeze her way in when the few people that could stop her were gone.

[ZacAttac21]

I so confused. Whose guards are they? Page's or Siad's?

Page's.  Definitely Pages.

She just managed to squeeze her way in when the few people that could stop her were gone.

So...she's mind-controlling them?

[joshofspam]

I so confused. Whose guards are they? Page's or Siad's?

Page's.  Definitely Pages.

She just managed to squeeze her way in when the few people that could stop her were gone.

So...she's mind-controlling them?

Not mind control, more likely fear and manipulation of sorts. Maybe a bit of using her powers to amplify that fear. It's unlikely a single cubi could outright control that many.

Also the fact that she doesn't most likely eat, sleep and reads your thoughts with a large assortment of shapeshifting, magic and pointy sharp wing blades make her a not so easy person to just overthrow without a little bloodshed. Chances are that there were more guards, but she killed them as an example to the other guards to stay in line or she'd do the same to them and worst to their families.

[Tapewolf]

Yes, mostly it's been intimidation, but you've also got interesting possibilities like her murdering and impersonating those who were holding the fort in Page and Jakob's absence.